Automatic headlight-turning device.



J. W. S. GARDNER.

AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT TURNING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 12, 1914.

Patented July '14, 1914,

JAMES wriz's. GARDNER, or sarnnsvimn, nnonn ISLAND.

AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT-TURNING DEVICE.

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Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented July Ml, 19142.

Application filed January 192, 1914 Serial No. 811,659.

To all whom. it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, JAMEs \VILLIAM S. Gunman, a citizen of the United States, residing at Saylcsville, in the county of Provideuce and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Automatic.Hoadlight-Turning Devices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in'the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to automatic head light turning devices for automobiles and similar vehicles, and one of the principal objects of the invention is to provide simple, reliable and cllicient means for turning the light in the direction of travel of the automobile, automatically in turning corncrs or rounding curves.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of simple construction which may be attached to any automobile or similar vehicle and which can be adjusted to turn the light more or less in rounding curves or turning corners.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of an automobile, having an automatic headlight turning device connected thereto and made in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional detail view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and made on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the bar or member which is connected to the spindle or steering knuckle. Fig. lis a detail sectional view taken on the line 4- of Fig. 2. Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the axle of an automobile and 2 are the wheels mounted on the pivoted spindles 3. These parts of the automobile may be of the usual or any suitable type. A bar 4, rovided with a U-shaped integral clip. 5 is connected to the spindle 3 or steering knuckle of the front axle by means of set screws 6. ,The front end of the bar t is provided with a series of perforations 7.

A cross bar 8, provided with a series ogipen- 16 extend through these brackets.

fora-tions 9, is adjustably connected to the bar 4 by means of a pin 10, which extends through any of the erforations 9 in the bar 8 and any of the perforations 7 in the bar 4. At the opposite end oi. the bar 8, a series of perforations 11 is provided. A bar 12, provided with a series of perforations 13, is connected to the bar 8 by means of a pin lat, similar to the pin 10, and. provided with a cotter pin 15 for holding said pin in place.

The headlight standards 16 each extends through the bar 12 at their lower ends and are held in place by means of a set screw 17. at the top of the standards 16. Secured to the axle 1 are brackets 19, each having a socket in which the lower end of the standard 16 is pivoted, said brackets being secured to the axle 1 by means of rivets or other suitable fastenings 20. A supporting bracket. 21 is connected to any stationary part of the automobile, and the standards A spiral spring 22 encircles the. standard 16. At its lower end the spring is supported upon an adjustable nut or washer 28.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that this invention is extremely simple in con The headlights 18 are mounted in yokes struction, can be applied to any automobile,

In a device of the character described, a.

member having a U-shaped integral clip, means for connecting the said clip to a steering knuckle, said member having a series-of perforations at its outer end, a cross bar provided with perforations at its opposite ends, means for connecting one end of said i-"cross bar adjustahly to the first named memport ihg the lower endof the headlight s fiandai'd and aspring for holding said 1101*, :1' member a'djutabl y connected to the In testimony whereof I afiix my signat u re in presence vof two witnesses. h JAMES WM. s. GABDNER.

Witnesses: I

' VVILLIAM M. PEAGQQK,

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opposite and (if said dross bar, meax 1s for supporting the headlight standard in said member, m bracket having a socket for supstandarcr 11L the socket. 

